CHAPTER TWO: Etched In
Standing there was a majestic looking beast, yeah, it sounds weird but it was graceful with movement, but easy to tell it's powerful.
"So I carry this thing in my pocket?" "Yeah, in fact this one, Arceus, is a legendary one. But we need to focus, because you need your memory back, and I need my best friend." "Σφγτ γφξδκπσδ," Arceus emitted. "Uh... what?" Red said at the thing. "I thought you would remember how to translate, but he said 'Where are we going?'."Hey...ummm Arceus, is it? Yeah, well we're to the- Hey, Justin what's it called?"
"The PokéMart, it's like a pharmacy." "Well, Arceus, we're going to the PokéMart Pharmacy." They started off toward the pharmacy, but were stopped by a man in blue. "Help me, my dear boys!" "What do you need?" Red asked annoyed for this inconvenience. "I need just four dollars, please!" Red pulled out a five, "Uh...yeah keep he change." "Thank you!" and with that he ran off towards the inn. Once they had reached the PokéMart, they went to find a memory restore, and split up to search. "Here's one!" Justin yelled across the Mart to Red. Red hurried over.
"One problem...we're short by...five dollars." "That guy knew what I needed. Why did he-" But Red was interrupted by a screeching noise. "Duck!" The manager yelled, right as a flying- well Red didn't know what it was. Well, whatever it was, hit multiple shelves. As it turned to leave Red saw it- the mark on its left side:
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Then a jolt of curiosity jumped inside him, and he pulled Justin and tried to follow the wind, since it was traveling extremely fast. Once they had traveled for thirty minutes or so, as they were about to give up, they noticed tracks they had been oblivious to since they were looking slightly upward.
There was an oddly shaped rock in the distance- no it was dark brown, in which looked like a shack. Once they reached it, it had a blue symbol of the flying and the- "The legendary one!" Red yelled, " He had that on his glove and jacket!" That means this is no mistake, well, of course it's not, but that's a clue right?" Justin just nodded in agreement as if at a loss of words. Arceus flew gently above them as if he noticed nothing strange, then again he didn't see the legendary one.
They entered the shack; as they expected there was only tools, from a glance. Who could guess what could be hidden; maybe it required a code or some sleuth experience. They could just be idiots. Idiots or not, they knew to check around. "Hey dude I fou- wait its just a garden hoe."
Red noticed a small etching in the wall: "If the sky is red, he is dead." "Hey, Justin, he said calmly, "What color was sky right after the wreck?" "Uh... like a deep pink-orange, maybe crimson." Red knew why he said crimson; he said it to avoid confusion, since Red's name is red. "Well then look at this." Red watched Justin's facial expression as he read, as it turned from slightly bored to a creeped-out kind of expression.